

Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil-language film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President's Gold Medal. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at 15th Mumbai International Film Festival in 2013. He was awarded the Kalaimamani award in 1984 the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ( Chevalier) in 2016. He has won four National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. Haasan's contributions to film have been praised by his contemporaries across the Indian film industry, and he has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films.

He primarily works in Tamil cinema and has also worked in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Bengali films. Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, politician & polymath.
